Embedded Design Engineer - FPGA Academy in Fife, Glenrothes

n Job Description: \n Your Impact \n Are you looking for a change of role and are wondering if a move into FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) design might be for you? Leonardo provides a route to develop your existing skills in our on-site FPGA Academy, to allow you to become a full-time Senior FPGA / Firmware Engineer. Youll then apply your talents to a range of cutting edge designs in our world class Radar and Advanced Targeting Systems (RATS) team. \n About the FPGA Academy \n TheFPGA Academy is a 16-week structured training and development programmedesigned for engineers with transferable technical skill sets (such as electronic engineering, embedded software, or systems engineering) who wish to transition into FPGA / Firmware Engineering. \n The Academy provides focused technical training, mentored practical exercises, and hands-on project work. On successful completion, engineers aredeployed across a range of complex design projects, contributing to real systems alongside experienced FPGA and Electronics engineers. \n About the Role \n As an FPGA Academy Engineer, you will re-skill into a FPGA / Firmware engineering role and apply your existing engineering and coding experience to the design, implementation, and verification of complex electronic systems. n What Youll Do \n During the Academy, and following deployment, you will: \n \n \n Undertake a structured 16-week FPGA training programme combining: \n \n Practical labs \n \n Mentored design exercises \n \n Online training material and self-led research \n \n Apply systems thinking to hardware design challenges \n \n Post training deployment into established engineering teams \n \n Once you have completed the Academy, as aFPGA / Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for (with support appropriate to your development stage): \n \n \n Hardware requirements, capture and management \n \n Concept development for complex functions and systems \n \n FPGA design, implementation, and analysis \n \n Applying verification techniques usingVHDL or SystemVerilog, with exposure toUVMwhere applicable \n \n Production of material for design reviews \n \n Development of test planning, integration, and design verification activities \n \n Ensuring all firmware designs comply with the company firmware development process \n \n Working with FPGA technologies and tools fromAMD, Altera, or Microchip \n \n What youll bring \n \n \n Adegree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD)inElectrical & Electronic Engineering(preferred) or a related science (e.g. Physics) \n \n Coding experience, such as: Embedded C / C++, Python / scripting languages, Low-level or real-time software, algorithmic or systems-level programming \n \n Provenengineering problem-solving experience, demonstrated through academic projects, industrial experience or personal / independent engineering work \n \n Strong digital engineering fundamentals and the ability to learn quickly \n \n Security Clearance \n This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Governments Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and worklife balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, were here to help you thrive. \n \n Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution. \Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity). \n \n Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme. \n \n Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning. \n \n Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme. \Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthca